Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-25
NO SECOND TERM,
resident Cleveland Says Nothing Could
induce Him to Accept a denomination
-Counting the Days Until His Release
Like Prisoner.

ST. LOUIS, April %,
A Washinton special to today's ST. Loni,
Republican says:
president Cleveland neither wishes no,
WIN accept denomination. This will be
startling information to the country. settine
at rest the important question of a second
term, now the subject of consideration n
political circles everywhere. The CORES.
pondent OF the Republican he's the hiphes,
possible authority for the sta .ement and i,
can De depended upon as strictly and entirely
true. 1t comes from the President himself
VINO made declaration to this effect on
wednesday to prominent fdemocratic sena.
Tor from one of the Western States. who il
on terms OF special intimacy at the White
House. The President spoke with 90 much
deliberate earnestness and such studisd EN-.
phasls that the Senator is certain that there
Is no reason to question his ideas. His man.
ner no less than his words indicated that tb.
decision was simply one of firm resolution
which had resulted from careful considera.
tion of all phases of the matter.
"Ihe President said that he had not given
any intimation of his feelings to representa-.
tives OF the press, for the simple reason that
ne felt that nothing he might say ABOUT not
wishing or being willing to take second
term would be believed
" i hardly expect anybody to believe it,
ne said, except my wife, but it is so never.
theiess. Everything do, every appointment
l make, they think it is to secure reelection
l am counting the days that remain until my
release from office just as if were prison.
oner in confinement
Apparently to make it plain that he had
made half hQart cd roaolutiop ha
dent spoke of the exacting work which fell to
the incumbent of the Presidential Office when
the functions are administered with the
scrupulous care he has always taken.
No man. he said. could endure the
strain of such labor, physical and mental, for
longer period than four years without risk
OF permanent injury to his health.
''For these reasons he could not think of a
continuance of his term beyond the four years
he has now half completed. Nothing, he
said, would alter this resolution which he
had deliberately formed He did not want a
second term and he did not believe there
were any obligations of public duty which
would require him to change his position on
the question.
"The senator, who has repeated this sig
nificant conversation to his friends, says tina,
while the President was not talking for the
purpose of getting his views about re-elec
ton before the public, there was no intima-
ton that he desired his words to be regarded
as confidential. The President was decided
IN saying that he could not be induced by any
possible considerations to change his mind
and that there was nothing in the way OF
argument which could be brought to bear to
alter the resolution. He was determined
alike by every consideration of personal com
fort nd hopD;nos.
WASHINGTON, April %.
The President was engaged Saturda.
morning and could not be seen with reference
to a statement telegraphed from st. Louis tt
the effect that in conversation with promi
nent senator he had expressed an unaterable
determination not to accept renominatlon
Col. Lamont, however, upon being questioned
upon the subject, said: 81 am quite SURE
that the President has never said he would OF
would not accept denomination. The
question is not now concerning him and
know of no occasion for calling for his decis
ion at this time"
ST. LOUIS, April "a.
The Republicans Washington correspon
dent in again referring to the Presidential
nomination matters, gives the following
story that has come to the correspondent o1
the Republican tonight, Significantly conform
atory of the conversation between the Presi
dent and his senatorial visitor. The story Ii
to the effect that the President hac
quite recently prepared formal letter to oe
made public, setting forth his views in regart
to second term in plain, distinct words ant
unqualifiedly declaring that he would not b'
candidate FOR reelection. Yielding t.
the earnest persuasions of his friends, hi
consented, however, to withhold the lette
e. al If wholly
abandon his intention of giving it to the pub
lie. This story is told on the authority o
Col. Dorsheimer of New York, who was il
Washington few days ago. He told sever
| al of his friends while here, Immediately at
| ter coming from the White House, that h
| had been shown draft such as has beel
already characterized, and his advice wa
asked regarding the policy of such puollca
| ton, Said letter referred also to the lengtl
of the opposition of certain faction OF tn
democratic party TO the reelection of Cleve
| nd, and a chance that this might defeat tn
ticket After referring to this well know
factor in the existing political situation
| Col. Dosheimer says the President went OF
to saw in his letter that he deemed it wise il
view of these circumstances to withdraw hl
name from all consideration in connection
with nomination. He announced in equiv
| ocal terms that he was not candidate, ant
suggested that some other leader, who woul'
command the united support of the Who'll
party, be selected as the standard bearer II
'sS. Col Dosheimer stated that he at onc'
protested against any public use of such let
ters as proposed. He told the President tina
there was need for him to adopt this stel
now. whatever might prove to be wise here
aster. He urged the President to abandon
this idea tor the present at any rate, and fnal
| lv induced him to yield to his persuas'ons.
| OPINION OF THE GLOBE